Transport accounts for more than one third of Sweden's CO2emissions, almost half of which comes from freight transport.

"By far the greatest part of the goods transported in Sweden goes on the road," according to Anders Berndtsson, Trafikverket's chief strategist, "but only a limited part of the goods can be moved to other traffic types. That is why we must free the trucks from their dependence on fossil fuels, so that they can be of use also in the future. Electric roads offer this possibility and are an excellent complement to the transport system."